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Generating power from waste

Deep in the industrial boondocks of the Cape Flats there are signs that small businesses could shake off the dead hand of Eskom.

Vivian Kleynhans found it easier to get her wines stocked in a US subsidiary of Walmart than through the local wine industry.

What is Walmart’s R200m worth?

Local companies may be in for lucrative opportunities to supply the multinational retailer

Who benefits from black economic empowerment has been a source of much contention.

Unpacking the draft rules of empowerment

Changes to the BEE codes will affect all small businesses

Lawyers lick chops at labour rules

Lawyers lick chops at labour rules

The jury has been out on whether the new set of labour-broker laws will benefit thousands of temporary workers, but litigation will soar.

Google lures small business online

Google lures small business online

A new service on Google has emerged and makes it easy to build professional-looking websites for free, which comes in handy for small businesses.

Not much for the little guy to celebrate

Some small businesses are likely to benefit from minor tax tweaks but there is no relief on the jobs front.

Mining SA’s foreign ‘deal sweetener’

Mining SA’s foreign ‘deal sweetener’

Local engineering firm lands Scottish mine contract with finance from a state-owned company.

Cash-strapped owners blame Sars

Cash-strapped owners blame Sars

South Africa’s tax structure leaves smaller companies dangerously out of pocket, they say.

‘Redeployed’ officials behind export crackdown, says customs

A modernisation programme to digitise local export processes may lie behind the puzzling clampdown that has left local food exporters reeling.

Exporters ‘robbed’ of tariff-free status

Small food exporters are reeling after an inexplicable clampdown by customs and excise on their goods to Europe.

Entrepreneurs ‘ageing and dying’

Entrepreneurs ‘ageing and dying’

New research paints a picture of the dwindling number of buyers willing to take on the difficult life of a factory owner.

Seda helps iron out invoice delays

Seda helps iron out invoice delays

Seda has established a call centre to ensure that the government settles its payments on time.

Risky business a ‘great joy’

Risky business a ‘great joy’

Daphne Kuhn’s dream was to create a place for artists to express themselves and for audiences to enjoy themselves.

Portrait of poetry and passion

Portrait of poetry and passion

<i>Black Butterflies</i> gives us a vivid picture of the ­ crazy, ­chaotic and candid life of Ingrid Jonker.

Incoming managing director of Business Partners Nazeem Martin. Photo: David Harrison

Risky business

Small firms financier Business Partners is passionate about entrepreneurs, writes Barrie Terblanche.

Venturing with dragon slayers

Barrie Terblanche questions whether Mark Shuttleworth’s HBD Venture Capital company is selling out

Now it’s tougher to hide from the taxman

The new system forces employers to place more pressure on wayward tax employees, writes Barrie Terblanche.

The end of the close corporation

When the new Companies Bill comes into effect, the CC will be replaced by a new category, reports Barrie Terblanche.

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The bureaucratic jungle of BEE

Does the framework for empowerment hinder the advancement of smaller businesses, asks Barrie Terblanche.

Sharing the source of fertility

A BEE deal on a farm in the Koue Bokkeveld provides a symbol of what transformation can achieve, writes Barrie Terblanche.